Grandmother’s Helper, 1899. Painting by Harry Herman Roseland. https://iamachild.wordpress.com/category/roseland-harry/ I owe a lot to my grandmothers. They each taught me something about how to love and enjoy life. My mother’s mom taught me what it means...
From the author’s personal collection. According to a notable archaeologist, “Our childhood memories constitute our own personal archaeology.” I for one am totally on board with this saying; digging in the past is utterly meaningful and revealing as...
Junior Girl Sarah and her dad (and the top of her sister’s head) on holiday in Scotland in the early 90s. When I was a girl, many of my friends went on holidays abroad whilst my family stayed in the UK. I can’t remember being specifically jealous that they...
http://www.workitmom.com/bloggers/workitmom/2008/01/15/a-snow-day-almost-ruined-by-a-multi-tasking-working-mom/ Growing up in Michigan, snow and ice storms could be expected at any time from late October through April. For many people, these storms mean inconvenience:...
Does the gender gap in math still exist? http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1860289_1859823_1859830,00.html I’m a straight-up humanities gal. I discreetly pull out my phone to calculate taxi tips. I’m not proud of this fact, and...
